BBS Automation

BBS Automation specialises in highly automated assembly and testing systems in the fields of medical technology, new energy and e-mobility. Medical devices are a strong focus, in particular production systems for autoinjectors, injection pens, glass syringes and safety devices.

Headquarters
BBS Automation GmbH
Parkring 22
85748 Garching
Germany

Phone / Contact

T: +49 89 8560 7354 0
E: info@bbsautomation.com

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BBS Automation is an automation provider with 2,500 employees in 20 sites worldwide, offering a broad range of solutions, including assembly and test, winding, insertion and take-out technology, feeder and palletising systems. Serving the mobility, medtech, consumer goods, new energy and electronics industries, BBS delivers solutions from a single source, at sites across Europe, North America and Asia.

BBS Automation was formed in 2025 from teamtechnik, Kahle, HEKUMA, and BBS and, since 2023, it has been part of the publicly traded Dürr Group.

Articles by BBS Automation

INDUSTRIALISATION

Dr Carsten Köhler

INFLUENCE OF MACHINE CONCEPTS ON OVERALL EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVENESS

Carsten Köhler provides an overview of the key metrics that contribute to overall equipment effectiveness for manufacturing drug delivery devices, detailing some of the options available when considering large-scale, high-volume manufacture.

INDUSTRIALISATION

BONDING TECHNOLOGIES FOR INJECTION DEVICES – A QUICK OVERVIEW

Hisham Jamal and Carsten Köhler discuss some of the bonding technologies used for medical devices – highlighting their unique strengths, limitations and suitability.

PREFILLED SYRINGES

NAVIGATING ISO 11608 WITH AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT FOR CUSTOMISED PEN AND AUTOINJECTOR TESTING

Hisham Jamal and Carsten Köhler discuss how teamtechnik’s automated testing machines – built on the foundation of assembly automation legacy – seamlessly align with the ISO 11608 regulations, effectively shaping the future of pen and autoinjector testing.

INDUSTRIALISATION

Umit Ismail Tsavous

INDUSTRIALISATION OF CUSTOMISABLE PRODUCT PLATFORMS IN LIFE SCIENCES

Umit Ismail Tsavous, Carsten Köhler and Tom Nägele discuss customisation of product platforms in the life sciences field.

Dr Carsten Köhler

FULLY AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY AND FUNCTIONAL TESTING FOR PEN INJECTORS AND AUTOINJECTORS

Carsten Köhler, Umit Ismail Tsavous and Gerd Vosshage explain the company’s processes for the automated assembly and testing of pen and autoinjectors.

PREFILLED SYRINGES

TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: teamtechnik’s LED Cannula Gluing Process

Ingo Stephan introduces a new gluing process for attaching cannulas using LEDs from teamtechnik.

PREFILLED SYRINGES

HIGH-END PREFILLABLE SYRINGES FOR INNOVATIVE BIOPHARMACEUTICALS

HEKUMA provides detailed insights into how specific process challenges arose and describes a resulting manufacturing line that excels in precision, technical reliability and cleanliness of the manufacturing environment to produce a syringe featuring highest product performance attributes.

PROFITABLE ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION THROUGH USE OF STANDARDISED MACHINE PLATFORMS

Reiner Zeidler describes the company’s modular TEAMED production system, and how it meets the inhaler device industry’s needs – from early development applications right through to commercial-scale manufacture.

PREFILLED SYRINGES

PROFITABLE AUTOMATION FOR DEVICE ASSEMBLY & FUNCTIONAL TESTING VIA STANDARDISED PLATFORMS

Reiner Zeidler outlines how the company’s modular TEAMED production system meets industry’s need for new solutions in this area – from early development applications right through to commercial-scale manufacture.

PREFILLED SYRINGES

COMPANY SHOWCASE: KAHLE AUTOMATION

Kahle is the only large-scale automation company in the world that focuses exclusively on automated assembly, process and packaging equipment for pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare industries.

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